单词 | monitorial |
释义 | monitorialadj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [adjective] > admonishing monitoryc1475 commonitory1570 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 precautionary1648 cautional1656 admonitivea1677 monitivea1677 monitorial1725 cautioning1747 admonitorial1848 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [adjective] monitoryc1475 warning1552 portentous1553 forewarning1576 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 premonitory1647 precautionary1648 noutheticala1652 cautional1656 cautioning1747 monitorial1816 pre-warning1892 heads up1979 1725 D. Cotes tr. L. E. Du Pin New Eccl. Hist. 17th Cent. I. ii. i. 17 The Senate being inform'd that the Monitorial Bull [Fr. Bulle monitoriale] was publish'd. a1754 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. (1755) IV. 63 The Emperor..issued on the 30th of that month monitorial letters requiring him to lay down his arms. 1816 F. H. Naylor Hist. Germany I. i. iv. 128 They resolved to preface hostilities with a monitorial address to the Palatine. b. Freemasonry. Designating something (as a text or sign) which serves as a reminder of some truth, principle, etc.Esp. applied to material included in a Masonic manual of instruction and used with reference to activities that are public or relate to non-initiates. ΚΠ 1852 A. G. Mackey Lexicon Freemasonry (ed. 2) 314 The instruction in these works is said to be Monitorial, to distinguish it from esoteric instruction, which is not permitted to be written. 1858 A. G. Mackey (title) Book of the chapter; or, monitorial instructions in the degrees of Mark, Past and Most Excellent Master, and the Holy Royal Arch. 1912 Ceremonials of Holy Royal Arch 72 The Monitorial Sign..is given by placing the r— h— on the h—, and supporting an i— of the head with the l— in allusion to the pain that arose from toil in having to till the land. 1991 Supreme Order of Royal Arch Vernon Chapter No. 539 Ritual (rev. ed.) 62 The Monitorial Sign..reminds us of the weakness of human nature. 2. Of, relating to, or performed by a school monitor or monitors; spec. (now historical) with reference to the method of teaching developed by J. Lancaster (1778–1838) and Andrew Bell (1753–1832); see Lancasterian adj. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > one attending school > [adjective] > prefect or monitor monitorial1814 prepositorial1844 prefectorial1862 præpostorial1872 prefectual1873 1814 J. Pillans Let. in Rep. Brit. & Foreign School Soc. May 57 You will not expect that I should detail the difficulties I encountered in establishing..the Monitorial System to the business of my class. 1829 Yankee Apr. 127/2 The grammar school—the monitorial schools—the Latin school—and the private schools, are now so good in themselves. 1864 Edinb. Rev. July 185 The ‘monitorial’ system, or the system of governing the younger boys through the elder. 1888 Dict. National Biogr. XVI. 57/1 He [sc. Drury, headmaster of Harrow] disliked flogging, and the system of monitorial caning seems to have grown up in his time. 1912 A. Brazil New Girl at St. Chad's viii. 137 Vivian turned away..wondering whether she had adequately fulfilled her monitorial duty. 1944 L. Mumford Condition of Man vii. 257 Comenius invented the monitorial system of teaching, as a means of reducing costs. 1977 Church Times 8 July 4/2 The National Society relied on the monitorial system of teaching in schools. 3. That exercises a monitoring function; overseeing, observatory. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > keeping watch > [adjective] > exercising surveillance overseeing1644 surveillant1841 monitorial1856 1856 H. Melville Benito Cereno (rev. ed.) in Piazza Tales 128 The old oakum-pickers appeared at times to act the part of monitorial constables to their countrymen, the blacks. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. viii. v. 342 His Majesty even honours him by expecting he should quietly keep a monitorial eye upon the Crown-Prince. 1929 Jrnl. Philos. 26 158 Another mechanism for converting language into symbols is based upon monitorial prescriptions concerning the use of word symbols. 1990 Philos. Perspectives 4 293 Actions that are intentional in the fundamental sense..by virtue of a holistic monitorial volition. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Lacertilia (lizards) > [adjective] > belonging to Varanidae varanian1841 monitorial1878 varanid1959 1878 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. July 92 In one special dental modification they are Iguanian, in another Monitorial. Derivatives moniˈtorially adv. ΚΠ 1848 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Monitorially, in a monitorial manner. 1873 Galaxy Apr. 437 So much, we may monitorially add in passing, for indulging a headstrong will and a greedy taste for pleasures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1725 |
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